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SILENT AND FORGOTTEN

By John LEWIS

Documentary - Post-Production 2018

Silent Film Actresses Remember, In Their Own Words.
Remember the Fallen Angels.
Children Don't Have a Choice.

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- USA
- Languages
- ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
- Duration
- 150 mn
- Director(s)
- John LEWIS
- Writer(s)
- John LEWIS
- Cast
- Jacquie DONLEY, Reggie KOFFMAN, David GUNNING, Owen CONWAY, Mattia BARTOLI, Patrick TOMPKINS, Nicaolas SMITH, Jeff BARNARD
- Producer(s)
- Becky BROYLES (MOON SHADOW ENTERTAINMENT), John LEWIS (MOON SHADOW ENTERTAINMENT), Jacquie DONLEY (MOON SHADOW ENTERTAINMENT), Mark MARSHALL (MOON SHADOW ENTERTAINMENT)
- Synopsis
- In the years before talking pictures, movies relied on faces to tell a story. Silver screens around the world were illuminated by the incandescent beauty of actresses like Clara Bow, Lillian Gish, Louise Brooks, America's Sweetheart Mary Pickford, and many others. They were the most famous women in the world...adored by millions, worshipped by legions. They had fame, fortune and power. Behind the scenes, it was a different story. Early Hollywood lured thousands of young actresses with the promise of fame and fortune. Hidden in the enticement was exploitation, abuse and ownership by the men in power. Most of these starlets died young of drugs, alcohol and suicide. They have been silent until now. Hear their stories in their own words. In Silent and Forgotten, a single actress re-enacts the stories of 13 of the most famous actresses of the silent era.